Summer Series, race 11 Saturday June 18th. This is the one where we are the sideshow to amuse the punters whilst they await the main event, The Rose Queen. Either I’ve got older or the race has got harder in the two years since we last ran it. Carolyn, who…
Since Race 8 when I last reported, Tom has replaced Matt at the top of the table with Sharon moving into third. Huma and Ian, having enjoyed a moment of glory on the podium, have dropped to 12th. and 13th. Steve is up to 4th., Jarrod to 5th. and Tim…
Wed. 4 May 2016 5 Miles, 750 feet ascent, 15°C This fine race had its largest entry ever and was run on a lovely evening in almost dry conditions. It was a pleasant surprise to see another five Wilmslow runners there, without any prompting, and the day after the Runway…
Matt retains league leadership. Huma, having completed her 7 qualifying races, moves up to second. Ian, who at Shining Tor made Trevor look like Mo Farah, drops to third. Tom leads those who have run six races followed by Sharon, Tim, Jarrod, Andy, Diane Gareth, Bernard, Alan, Sally Price, Sue…
Wednesday May 18th. Summer Series, Race 8. This is a great, if testing, course. The forecast had been rain through the afternoon and evening but it held-off. There was, particularly along the ridge, a cool wind, but, with the ground mainly dry, a good evening for running. The course starts…
Wednesday May 19th. 3 DAMIAN NICHOLLS 41:03 3 SEN 31 VINCENT BOOTH 45:22 3 V50 33 TOM MCGAFF 45:26 1 V60 47 JARROD HOMER 48:02 13 V40 56 IVAN VUKOMANOVIC 49:03 29 SEN 79 STEVE BUNKER 50:14 10 V50 107 RICHARD LAWSON 53:30 38 V40 111 DIANE BYGRAVE 54:01 4…
Thursday April 28th. Cheshire Grand Prix, Race 3 Summer Series, Race 7 Views on the temperature varied between 1 and 3 degrees, either way it was cold and wet. Nicky bounced her Range Rover nervously into a wet, muddy field. We speculated negatively on the possibility of some of the…
Thursday April 29th. Cheshire Grand Prix Summer Series, Race 7 Pos Gun time Chip Time Gender Pos Category Pos 10 15:51 damian nicholls 15:51 Male 10 Senior Male 9 12 15:56 Peter Speake 15:56 Male 12 Vet 40 1 47 17:31 Graham Macneil 17:31 Male 45 Vet 50 2 81…
Sunday April 24th. Summer Series, Race 6 A local village race; no hype, no TV, no celebrities, no crowds. It was running at the opposite extreme to the London Marathon. Our numbers were inevitably down but that has its own rewards. It was cool, bit of a cold breeze but…
Sunday April 24th. Summer Series, Race 6 Gun Chip 3 Barry Archbold 35:12 35:12 2 M40 21 Sharon Johnstone 38:46 38:45 1 F35 24 Tom McGaff 39:00 39:00 2 M60 36 Matthew Taylor 40:12 40:12 11 M40 43 Tim Billington 40:38 40:36 6 M50 67 Mick Fairs 42:16 42:15…
